Five 2YO colts sired by Snitzel, Written Tycoon and Stratum are among several high-profile entries in Inglis Digital’s June Online Auction which is now open for bidding.
Crack gelding Whobegotyou rang up number one in the 2011 PB Lawrence Stakes, although he had to share some of the glory with luckless runner-up Lights Of Heaven.
Isabelino, an unraced Encosta de Lago filly scheduled to be offered at next week's Inglis Australian Weanling and Bloodstock Sale at Newmarket, could be a future breeding jewel.
The 2011 Inglis Sydney Classic Yearling Sale began on a buoyant note today, with the first session average up by more than 5 per cent on figures from 12 months ago.
Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Michael Rodd started a diet in Rockhampton as NSW Premier Kristina Keneally encouraged Sydney to party for the next six weeks.
PRETTY USEFUL , a Youthful Legs gelding who lived up to his name when he won the Starmaker, an annual feature event for juveniles, at the Muswellbrook Singleton Cup meeting in the Hunter Valley on Sunday, has good prospects of taking out the $100,000 Inglis Challenge at the big race day at neighbouring Scone on Friday week, May 15.
As the hammer fell on the final lot today, the curtains came down on what has unquestionably been the most successful fortnight in Australian thoroughbred sales history.
Day four and there was still ‘infinite’ action at the William Inglis & Son Australian Select Broodmare Sale with a further 140 lots sold for $9,322,500 at an average of $66,589 taking the overall tally to $37,271,950 for 539 lots and an average of $69,150
Strong from start to finish, the strength of the sale was once again emphasised, highlighted by Lot 968, today’s session topper.
At the end of last year astute Scone based horseman Rodney Northam made the conscious decision to target this year's yearling sales with the sole purpose of purchasing some quality youngsters to prepare and turn over at the 2006 William Inglis & Son 2 & 3YO Breeze Up sale.